A car carried the woman around 30 yards on the bonnet before she was thrown to the ground, the Metropolitan Police said.

Hector had to have his tail and a leg amputated after suffering severe injuries in the incident in North Ayrshire.

An ’emergency demonstration’ will be held in Parliament Square, central London, while a rally and march will take place in Edinburgh.

There have been reports that the UK Government could seek to send failed asylum seekers to overseas hubs in the Balkans.